Liberal women are the least likely to report complete satisfaction with their lives, and are far more likely to report loneliness frequently, according to a recently published poll.
2024 American Family Survey 37% of conservative women between the ages of 18 and 40 and 28% of moderate women report being “completely satisfied” with their lives, but liberal women of the same age group Only 12% said the same thing.
Also, liberal women were almost three times more likely to say they experienced loneliness at least several times a week than conservative women.
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According to a new poll, liberal women were much more likely to report loneliness than conservative women. (istock)
Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and a fellow at the Institute of Family Studies, believes there are several reasons why conservative young women are more likely to be happier than their liberal counterparts. He said.
“We've seen research that conservative women tend to embrace a sense of agency and feel that in any way they are not victims of greater structural reality or power,” he says. He told News. digital.
“They are also unlikely to destroy public events or concerns,” and “they are likely to consider themselves the captain of their own destiny,” Wilcox added.
The vote also destroyed the relationship situation of the women surveyed.
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Data shows that 40% of liberal women reported being single, while 31% said they were married. For conservative women, 33% reported being single, and 51% were married. The remaining women on either side of the political aisle reported being “devoted” or “living together” with their partner.
Wilcox said marriage and family are the source of “huge” meaning and purpose for most people, so conservative women who are likely to be married are generally satisfied with their lives. It's not surprising to feel like it's doing.
Conservative women are also more likely to embrace gender differences between men and women, prioritize their families, and participate in religious service, he said.
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The American Family Survey is a national survey of 3,000 Americans annually. The 2024 poll was published in early February 2025 and from August 22-29, 2024 Yougov was conducted by Deseret News and the Center for Election and Democracy Research at Brigham Young University.
